Board Converting News, January 25, 2021

Board Converting News, January 25, 2021

BoardConverting Serving the North American Corrugated and Folding Carton Industries for 37 years January 25, 2021 VOL. 37, NO. 4

AICC, Wasatch Container Partner On Second Virtual Plant Tour BY REBECCA RENDON Jerry Frisch, President of Wasatch Container, recently led AICC mem- bers on a virtual plant tour of his 35,000-square-foot box plant, along with his crate and foam divisions, all located in within a few miles of each other in Salt Lake City, Utah. The event was the second of the AICC-sponsored Virtual Plant Tour Series.

NAM’s Timmons: This Is A New Day For America

Prior to President-elect Joe Biden being sworn in as the 46th President of the United States, National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) President and CEO Jay Timmons re- leased the following statement: “This is a new day for America. This new administration brings a new commitment to healing our country—healing from the dead- ly pandemic that has claimed the lives of 400,000 of our fellow Americans and heal- ing from the deep divisions that have torn us apart. President-elect Biden has made it his mission to unify our nation. It was the defining purpose of his campaign—to ‘restore the soul of America.’ Today, manufacturers recom- mit ourselves to be part of the solution—to be part of the healing process. We invite all Americans to join us in doing the same. “Joe Biden’s life has been defined by ser- vice to his country and devotion to his family. We all know the devastating loss he endured when his wife and daughter were killed just before he took office as a senator and later with the death of his son Beau. Today, as he takes office as our president, our American family is mourning devastating loss, and each

Wasatch Container prides itself on being a diverse packaging company, specializing in custom corrugated packaging, stock boxes, foam and crates. The diversification and success of the company has evolved over time since the plant was built. Frisch began the tour explaining that he got his start in packaging when he graduated with his degree in Packaging Engineering and then went to work for a folding carton plant in Utah. He left the folding car- ton plant and decided to start Wasatch Container, a greenfield facility, in 1995. A few years after the plant was built, Wasatch acquired a foam fabri- cation company, which complemented its existing corrugated business well. Several years later, a customer approached Frisch about getting into the wood crate business, which seemed like a good fit consider- ing the crossover between foam and crates. Frisch then purchased a 67,000-square-foot facility nearby to house the foam and crate divi- sions. In 2019, Wasatch acquired a local stock box company, Box Es- sentials, which is managed offsite by Lauren Frisch. CONTINUED ON PAGE 24 Wasatch Container’s 35,000-square-foot box plant and its crate and foam divisions are located with a few miles of each other in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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WHAT’S INSIDE 8 Merrill Schiffman, Founder Of Global Equipment, Dies At 88 12 AICC Hybrid Event To Sharpen Leadership Skills 14 Signode Introduces SIG-VCS TANDEM Bundler System 18 ISM: Economic Improvement In U.S. To Continue In 2021

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AVERAGE CONTAINERBOARD PRICES The average prices reported are tabulated from prices PAID by various sources throughout the United States the week previous to issue. Prices in some areas of the country may be higher or lower than the tabulated average. The prices tabulated here are intended only for purposes of reference. They do not connote any commitment to sell any material at the indi- cated average. Transactions may be completed at any time at a price agreed upon by seller and purchaser.

REGION E. Coast Midwest Southeast Southwest

42# Kraft liner $885.00-890.00 $900.00-910.00 $900.00-910.00 $900.00-910.00 $930.00-940.00 $903.00-912.00

26# Semi-Chem. Medium

Short Ton Del. Short Ton Del. Short Ton Del. Short Ton Del. Short Ton Del. Short Ton Del.

$820.00-850.00 $835.00-855.00 $835.00-855.00 $835.00-855.00 $865.00-875.00 $838.00-858.00

West Coast U.S. Average

SHEET PRICES BY REGION (AVERAGE) Per 1MSF, local delivery included, 50MSF single item order, truckload delivery. Sheets

E. Coast Midwest South-SW S. CA N.CA/WA-OR US Aver.

200# 275#

$62.26

$72.05

$62.69 $82.80

$85.35 119.54

$73.13 101.29

97.32

99.89

90.86

113.65

OYSTER UP-CHARGE 8.34

8.34

8.34

8.34

8.34

8.34

275# DBL-WALL 350# DBL-WALL

107.46 118.45

114.69 129.32

116.54 137.25 117.82 145.56

141.08

122.76

148.46

131.80

CANADIAN SHEET PRICES (AVERAGE) In Canadian Dollars, per 1MSF, local delivery included, under 50MSF single item order, truckload delivery. 200# 275# Oyster UC 275#DW 350#DW $78.56 $99.18 $9.00 $96.32 $105.83 CANADIAN LINERBOARD & MEDIUM The average prices reported are tabulated from prices PAID by various sources throughout Canada. Prices may be higher or lower in various areas of the country. The prices tabulated here are intended only for purposes of reference. They do not connote any commitment to sell any material at the indicated average. Transactions may be completed at any time at a price agreed upon by seller and purchaser. Prices are Canadian $ and per metric ton.

42# Kraft Liner 26#

Semi-Chem Medium

East West

$920.00 $965.00

$910.00 $945.00

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NAM’s Timmons: A New Day (CONT’D FROM PAGE 1 )

day, more of us lose loved ones. It is reassuring to have in the Oval Office a man who has known and overcome great sorrow, a man of strong character and a devoted husband, father and grandfather—because he knows, perhaps bet- ter than most, what all who are hurting need in order to heal. “Our new vice president will also send a powerful mes- sage today to the world and to future generations. As a woman of color rising to the second-highest office in the land, Kamala Harris will make history, in multiple ways, helping more Americans see a future for themselves in public service and elected office. We remain hopeful that her service as vice president helps us achieve the more inclusive country that manufacturers work to build every day. “Throughout our history, manufacturers have seen America through difficult days. In World War II, we were the Arsenal of Democracy. Throughout this pandemic, we have supplied the goods needed to sustain life. And in these days ahead, our industry will continue to be there for the American people. We will defend our democracy, and we will defeat COVID-19. We know from our history that, even when it seems improbable, brighter days will come. And this new day reminds us of what is still possible in the United States of America.” Visit nam.org .

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• The plate may only be used to heat, only to humidify, or both options at the same time. • The plate is sectored, which allows for applying humidity to the sections. • It provides temperature in previously inaccessible locations and near the location needed. • It compensates the loss of temperature dissipated due to distance, speed or limitations of the exiting preheaters. • Quick transferring of heat to the paper. • The combination of the hot plate and steam shower allows for providing heat even to the hardest papers to heat. • Does not dry out the paper. • Possibility of operating as a humidifier and pre-conditioner. • Maintains and improves the fibre’s elasticity. • Acts according to the operator’s needs. • Facilitates the paper’s hygroscopy to absorb the glue and improve rubberising.

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calibrations and settings. Bar systems avoid this, but compensate this with the risk of exces- sive glue application. The system contains many wearing parts. Solution The contact roll combines the ad antage of both systems and ensures minimum contact between board and applicator roll. The system uses small pneumatic cylinders in order to achieve a “soft touch.”

6. Gap Control 7. Curved Plate 8. Roller Shoe Press When it comes to a short-term increas of web tension, spring loaded systems with shoes or airpressure activated system have problems in compensating these. The system is lifted for a short time. This may result in de-lamination and in the ‘double kiss’ effect. Solution For a defined and exact bonding point of the web fiv weight rollers will be installed usually over the first flat hotplate of the heating section. The rolls are mounted into a frame, which is actuated by means of two pneumatic cylinders. P oductivity Issu —Double Kiss Bonding

PRODUCTIVITY

PRODUCTIVITY

DOUBLEBACKER IMPROVEMENT

Roller Shoe

DOUBLEBACKER IMPROVEMENT

9. Thin Wall Hot Plates 10. Pressure System Benefits —Exact glue application due to defined contact of applicator roll to web. Web is in contact to less flute tips compared to bar systems. • High precision glue application • Less moisture applied to web —No wear of shoes and springs —No adjustment of shoes or paper gap —Uniform glue application over entire working width for all flutes by use of pneumatic cylinders instead of springs — Less contamination by paper dust and glue remains —No jam of board because of web breaks caused by splice joints going through 630-784-0800 Benefits —Rollers secure exact defined first point of contact of liner and single-faced board - No double kiss —Frame design avoids unintended lifting of roller shoe (compared to spring or air loaded systems) - No double kiss —Pressure can be increased or released for special grades or products 490 Tower Blvd., Carol Stream, IL Contact Chicago Electric to GET IT RIGHT 630-784-0800 [email protected] chicagoelectric.com Solution The ProPress system ensures an optimum heat transfer to the board. It offers a wide range of set- tings. The loadi g pressure can be varied, the number of shoes can be lifted in accordance t the line speed. The outer shoes can be lifted in accordance to the paper width. The shoe bars will be delivered pre-assembled for a short installation time. —Liftable for easy paper infeed and for cleaning of the machine —Position adjustable in paper direction to avoid grooves in hotplate Press Productivity Issue—Poor Heat Transfer Rollers are usually limiting the heat transfer, since they often have contact mainly on the edges of the plates due to wear or bent plates. They also cause often loss of caliper and bearing need to be replaced frequently. Airpressure actuated systems can only supply a limited pressure and have com- pared to shoe systems a closed surface. Pressure Shoe

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Merrill Schiffman, Founder Of Global Equipment, Dies At 88

Box Shipments ( U.S. Corrugated Product Shipments) Industry Shipments In Billions of Square Feet Month November 2020

Merrill C. Schiffman of Phoenix, Arizona, passed away last week at age 88. Founder of Merco Container and Global Equipment, Ltd., he was the beloved husband of Sandy

Year

Actual

Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change

2020 2019

33.612 32.060

4.8

8.845 8.437

4.8

Industry Total

Linn Schiffman, nee Kerstein and the late Susan Schiffman; loving father of Penny (Joel) Field, James (Kim) Schiffman, and the late Sari Beatty. He is also survived by San- dy’s children, Caren (John Fitzik) Linn and Robin (David) Cohen; adored Papa of Rachel (Michael) Haug, Josh and Amy Field, Saman-

Year-to Date

November 2020

Year

Actual

Percent Change Avg Week Percent Change

2020 2019

371.553 362.151

2.6

8.008 7.839

2.2

Industry Total

Containerboard Consumption (Thousands of Tons)

Year

Month

Percent Change Year-to-Date Percent Change

2020 2019

2.6756 2.5847

3.5

30.3291 29.7345

2.0

tha (Max) Joseph, Emily and Zachary Schiffman, Hayley, Maya, and Jocelyn Cohen, Alex and Ashley Fritkin; proud Pop-Pop of Parker and Madison; devoted son of the late Jack and the late Ida Schiffman; cherished brother of Judy (Ronald) Kochman; and treasured uncle and friend to many. Merrill will be greatly missed by all who loved and knew him. The graveside service and shiva will be private. The service was livestreamed at www.goldmanfuneralgroup. com . Under Recent Services, click on Merrill’s photograph and scroll down to Service Details. Contributions may be made to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PANCAN) at www.pancan.org . Merrill Schiffman

Container Board Inventory - Corrugator Plants (Thousands of Tons)

Corrugator Plants Only

Date

Percent Change Weeks of Supply

Percent Change

Nov. Oct.

1.7912 1.8156

-1.3

2.5 2.6

-3.8

Shipping Days

Year

Month

Year-to-Date

2020 2019

19 19

232 231

SOURCE: Fibre Box Association

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Two Sides Fact Sheet Corrects Environmental Misconceptions

• Between 2007 and 2017, the forest sector reduced en- ergy use by 24 percent and total fossil GHG emissions by 40 percent. – Natural Resources Canada, 2020 • Canada recycles almost 70 percent of its paper and cardboard, making it among the top paper recycling countries in the world. – Forest Products Association of Canada, 2020 AF&PA Releases December 2020 Containerboard Monthly Report AF&PA has released its December 2020 Containerboard Monthly report. • Total Containerboard production in December in- creased three percent compared to December 2019. It was up four percent when compared to the same 12 months of 2019. • December 2020 production of containerboard for export decreased 22 percent compared to the same month last year; it was up nine percent year-to-date. • The containerboard operating rate was 93.7 percent, essentially flat (-0.1 pts.) from December 2019 and up 2.3 points year-to-date. • Mill inventories of containerboard at the end of De- cember increased 3,000 short tons from the previous month and were up 3,000 short tons compared to De- cember 2019.

The Canadian Paper and Paper-based Packaging industry is among the most sustainable industries in the world, but there are still significant gaps between public perceptions and fact when it comes to related environmental topics such as forestry, greenhouse gas emissions and recycling. A recent survey by Two Sides, an initiative that promotes sustainable and responsible paper production, found that Canadian consumers rank pulp and paper products as a leading cause of deforestation – which they are not. In a recently released fact sheet, Two Sides provides facts from credible sources that set the record straight: • Deforestation is defined as the conversion of forest to other land uses whether human-induced or not. The definition specifically excludes areas where trees have been removed as a result of harvesting or logging and where the forest is expected to regenerate naturally or with the aid of sustainable forest management mea- sures. – UN Food and Agriculture Organization, 2020 • At the end of 2019, Canada had over 168 million hect- ares of independently certified forest land (to either CSA, SFI or FSC). Nearly half of Canada’s forests are certified and 37 percent of all certified forests world- wide are in Canada, the largest area of any country. – Natural Resources Canada, 2020

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The Leadership Mirror: AICC Hybrid Event To Sharpen Leadership Skills AICC, The Independent Packaging Association, is allowing current and future leaders to understand their strengths and areas of improvement with “The Leadership Mirror.” Over three online sessions, on February 5, 12 and 19, par- ticipants will gain a clear view of their current skills and any potential gaps in communication, decision-making, and managing change. Truly effective leaders never stop learning. Just as there is always something new to learn about technology and the changing business climate, exceptional leaders sharp- en their skills in communication, negotiation, conflict man- agement, and dealing with change. The Leadership Mirror provides >Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44

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